A/N just a harmless drabble. I do not own tmnt. I also did not intend to offend anyone.
It was midnight. I was creeping as quietly as I could master past my dads sleeping form who had passed out on the couch after drowning himself in beer again. I held my breath as I tiptoed by him and towards my brothers room. I peeked through the slit in the door to see Casey exit through the window.
Contrary to what my older brother might think I'm not a dumb little kid anymore. I'm 14 years old. Which is old enough to realise when your big brother has been sneaking off almost every night.
I grabbed a dark purple hoodie that matched my hair before I followed after him since I didn't fancy going around New York in just an oversize T-shirt.
As I followed him down a path of winding alleyways I tried to figure out where he was going. The most prominent thought in my mind was that he was getting drugs or that he was meeting up with a street gang. I'd already had to deal with our Dad going down that path, I couldn't bare it if Casey followed in his footsteps.
Eventually he came to a fire escape which he immediately started to climb. I climbed after him in confusion. Now I may not know much about drug dealers but they seemed more like dodgy backstreet alley people rather then on the rooftops.
As I got near to the top I began to hear voices. One I clearly identified as my brother but the other I didn't recognise. It was defiantly a guys voice and sounded about our age. I couldn't make out what they were saying but their tone was happy and wasn't giving off a very drug dealer vibe.
When I reached the top I peered over the edge of the roof to see two figures. They were sitting on the edge of the building with their legs dangling off the side. The one on the left I knew was Casey. The other guy had to be the person he was talking to. He was in shadow but I could just make out that he was a bit shorter than my brother, was bulky and bald. The pair were now laughing hysterically as they gave each other friendly shoves.
That's when it hit me. My brother was totally gay!
It all made sense now! He'd been sneaking off to meet this guy in secret because they were afraid to come out. I didn't think Casey had a romantic bone in his body but meeting up with your boyfriend at midnight to gaze at the stars while overlooking the beautiful city was a gorgeous idea!
I smiled to myself as I left those two alone, but it wasn't till I got to the bottom of the fire escape that I realised that I had no idea how to get home.